Get prepared for emergencies. People who are prepared for emergencies usually stay safer when something happens than people who are not ready. Make your personal or family plan. If you will need support during an emergency, include the people who will help you.
Emergency planning is important. Help may not be able to get to you during an emergency. You will need to rely on your Personal Plan for Emergencies.
Complete all three booklets:
Get your Be Prepared Kit ready. Keep your completed booklets together in a folder. Keep the items in your kit and these booklets in a strong plastic bag or waterproof container.
Contact your support network partners regularly to confi rm their readiness to check with you in an emergency and their ability to come to your aid if needed. If you arranged for transportation in an emergency, check in every couple of months with your transportation contact person to make sure that your plan will still work. Review your contacts and papers every couple months to make sure the information is still current.
Emergencies can happen at any time. Hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires, electrical blackouts and terrorist attacks are in the news everyday. On an individual scale, sudden illness, equipment breakdown, and loss of a personal care assistant are also serious emergencies.
Emergency management is the way governments, communities, agencies and people work together to prepare for and deal with emergencies. Emergency management has three phases: planning, response and recovery. People with disabilities have the right to participate in all phases, in planning for, responding to, and recovery from emergencies.
Planning ahead is a critical phase of emergency management. Planning ahead can make the difference between tragedy and survival.
You have a responsibility in planning ahead for an emergency, because you and the people who assist you know your
This Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit is designed to assist you to plan ahead for emergencies.